About the collection

Concordia University Libraries house a large collection current periodical subscriptions as well as many back runs. The collection is located on the 3rd floor of the Webster Library and on the 2nd floor of the Vanier Library. Periodicals, sometimes referred to as "serials", are usually published on a daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly basis. They include:

• scholarly journals
• magazines
• newspapers
• newsletters
• bulletins

Periodicals are useful when looking for recent information, coverage of new topics, or narrowly specialized data on a given topic.

They are published in a variety of formats: paper, microform, or electronic format.

How to find a periodical

CLUES, the library information system, lists all periodicals held by the libraries, their exact location (Webster or Vanier Library), their dates and format. To find out if Concordia holds a periodical, connect to CLUES, choose the Journal Title search option and enter the title. Note that you must enter the full title, not an abbreviated version.

Detailed instruction on How to find articles using periodical indexes and abstracts is available.

Articles from periodicals that we have in print or microfilm can be scanned and sent to users by email for free - for more information see the Article Delivery Service. It is possible to have bound periodicals transferred between libraries for short periods of time. You can make a request via the Article Delivery Service.

You can make photocopies of articles in the Libraries. To use the photocopiers, you will need a debit card.

When trying to locate periodicals there are two areas to check depending on the currency of the issue you are looking for:

• Current Periodicals : Most recent periodicals are kept in the display area on the 3rd floor at the Webster Library and on the 2nd floor at the Vanier Library. Some popular titles are kept at the Media Services and Interlibrary Loans Desk at the Webster Library and at the Circulation Desk at the Vanier Library, and can only be used during service hours, If this is the case the CLUES record will indicate the location.
• Past Issues of Periodicals: Most past issues are bound and kept on the shelves on the 3rd floor at the Webster Library and on the 2nd floor at the Vanier Library. Some past issues are in microformat and are kept in the cabinets in the Microforms area on the same floor.
• Electronic Journals: Many of our journals are now available online. CLUES will reflect this with a link in the location field. Do a Journal title search in CLUES to find electronic periodicals.

Inter-Campus Delivery

Concordia students, faculty and staff members can request that journal volumes be transferred from one campus library to another. Requests for photocopied articles can also be made, and will be filled free of charge. Go to the online request forms for more information

Hours

Periodicals may be consulted during all hours that the libraries are open for study except for periodicals kept at a service desk. You can access periodicals kept at the Vanier Circulation Desk and the Webster Media Services and Interlibrary loans during service hours for that desk. Help using the microform readers is also available during service hours.